46 Season in brief S l av i a P r a g ue w i n t he f i n a l Czechoslov a k

First League before 1948’s Communist coup FEATURES 16 Bomb deal Forcing Dortmund to play so soon after their bu s wa s at t ac ked r i ske d pl aye r s ’ ment a l hea l t h 17 Seagulls soaring Brighton are back in the top tier, 20 years after nearly dropping out of the Football League 18 Match of the month Leyton Orient fans are in the mood to protest,

while Hartlepool have their own worries 22 Ladies are waiting The Republic of Ireland women’s team give their FA a wake-up call; being in a minority is standard for females in the football industry, and that comes with plenty of problems

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Brisbane Road is crackling today. Chants of “Stand up for the Orient” are interspersed with “Becchetti out” Leyton Orient v Hartlepool United p18

26 View from below Being a supporter of a lower-league team puts you in the unique position of being both “authentic”andpatronised;thealarminglack of perspective among Cambridge United fans 29 Motivational speeches As José Mourinho showed with Luke Shaw,

manager s r eg u l a r l y de c i de t o ch a s t i s e t he i r own players. But it doesn’t always work out 32 Bench press Outfield players going in goal is one of football’s great joys – why would they take it away?; i nc r e a s i ng t he number of s ubs t i t ute s only makes the game more unequal 38 Working together Two new clubs in Cheshire who are rivals on t he p i t ch h ave be en co - ope r at i ng of f i t , t o g r e at effect; Warrington Town are struggling to shake off the Wolves at their door